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From: tmh@prosun.first.gmd.de (Thomas Hoberg)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: root and boot floppy on ISC
Keywords: root boot floppy ISC interactive
Message-ID: <598@bigfoot.first.gmd.de>
Date: 12 Apr 91 19:46:20 GMT
References: <59@talgras.UUCP> <1991Apr3.203354.18641@eci386.uucp> <538@jahangir.UUCP> <1991Apr11.171616.14088@sci34hub.sci.com>
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In article <1991Apr11.171616.14088@sci34hub.sci.com>, gary@sci34hub.sci.com (Gary Heston) writes:
|> In article <538@jahangir.UUCP> marc@jahangir.UUCP (Marc Rossner) writes:
|> =In article <1991Apr3.203354.18641@eci386.uucp>, woods@eci386.uucp (Greg A. Woods) writes:
|> => In article <59@talgras.UUCP> david@talgras.UUCP (David Hoopes) writes:
|> => >     Is it possable to create a bootable root floppy for Interactive Unix? 
|> => 	copy /etc/boot to track 0 (for 386/ix 1.0.6 anyway)
|> =   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|> =This is the part I can't figure out how to do.  Any hints?
|> 
What about 'cp /etc/fboot /dev/rdsk/f0t' ?

|> Oh, heck, people--just use dd to read the install floppy into a file,
|> and then back onto a formatted new disc. Mount it, and hack away.
|> This way, you copy the boot loader plus the existing file structure
|> (and most of the stuff in /dev, /bin, and /etc that you'll need anyway).
|> 
|> Works under 1.0.6 and 2.x. Also a good way to back up your install floppy--
|> if you have the space. 
|> 
That's bound to be much less work.
|> -- 
|> Gary Heston   System Mismanager and technoflunky   uunet!sci34hub!gary or
|> My opinions, not theirs.    SCI Systems, Inc.       gary@sci34hub.sci.com
|> I support drug testing. I believe every public official should be given a
|> shot of sodium pentathol and ask "Which laws have you broken this week?".

-- tom
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